Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am also persuaded by what my colleagues have said and, particularly, what Rachel has said. That is because I witnessed that. I was with her at midnight going to that particular house. I also withdraw the amendment on Clause 26. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Yes. It was after midnight. We went to rescue that woman past midnight. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I equally want to withdraw the amendment to Clause 31. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I support the amendment in the sense that if you look through our Constitution it promotes participation of the people. Because of that, I would like to support the Minister’s amendment. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Medical Services:- (a) whether he could table a list of medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists who have been employed in the country since January 2009; and, (b) how many of each category have been posted to North Eastern Province. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was able to look at the list of the medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists who have been employed in this country since 2009 which was tabled. They were about 1,300 personnel. However, unfortunately only 34 of those were posted to North Eastern Province. Two dentists were posted to North Eastern Province. There are some hospitals in the whole of North Eastern Province that have never received any single personnel under those three categories. What is the Ministry doing to give fair and equitable distribution according to the spirit and the letter of our Constitution and Vision ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are not asking the Assistant Minister to force anyone. However, there are specific measures that the Government has put in place in the Ministry of Education. Is he in order not to tell us what the Ministry is doing in line with what the Ministry of Education has already done? view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the 34 doctors who were posted between 2009 to date have all moved because of the very unfair conditions and hardships that are in place. What policy does the Ministry have in order to retain the doctors and dentists in those hardship areas? We want specific policies. We do not want him to refer us to proposals that he has given to the Ministry--- view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to tell us that this is a non-issue to be discussed when we know it is a very important issue? Hijab is an important issue. Girls have been chased away from schools left, right and centre. Is he in order? view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. It is very clear in my mind that when we talk about a gender commission, it is a commission that will serve the women and men of this country. Having said that, on behalf of the women of this country, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs for hearing the cries of the women of this nation. Mr. Minister, this is a very important issue not only to the women of this ... view